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...somehow they made it into FM’s gossip column for doing so. And legend has already embraced Paul and Steve’s unasked-for encore after Eliot won the Straus cup; after the festive ceremony and luncheon, they seized the microphones and sat back in lawn chairs. Their impromptu stand-up routine and reflections on IM glory echoed through the courtyard long after most residents were back to cramming for finals...
...Kitsch Archie McPhee www.mcphee.com Seattle-based shop hawking all sorts of odd and wonderful things, like Bacon Strips Bandages (see Hygiene, under Lifestyle), Pink Lawn Whirlygigs (Lawn & Garden), Jesus, Beethoven and Edgar Allen Poe action figures (Amusements) and much, much more. Other product categories include Pirate, Hula, Voodoo and Elvis...
Scouten moved to the chief usher's job in 1969. The most elaborate White House dinner of modern times was given by the Nixons on the South Lawn for almost 1,400 people when the Viet Nam POWs returned in 1973. Scouten's crews laid out 37,000 items for the table settings alone. When Jimmy Carter restricted his public appearances in 1980 because of the American hostages held in Iran, Scouten helped bring the country to Carter. There were 377 public events in the White House that year, the most in history...
...Another tale allegedly involves a fat man with a history of coronary disease who suffered a heart attack while trying to start a Sears lawn mower, sued Sears and the manufacturer, contending that too much force was required to pull the rope, and won $1,750,000. The real story, the trial lawyers point out, is that a 32-year-old doctor, who had no history of heart trouble, fell victim to a heart attack after futilely yanking the lawn mower's starter cord 15 times. A Philadelphia jury found that the mower's exhaust valve failed to meet...
When he departed for Iceland last Thursday, Reagan seemed determined to minimize expectations. "We have serious problems with the Soviet Union on a great many issues," he told a crowd on the South Lawn of the White House. After flight of more than five hours, he was greeted at Keflavik airport by President Vigdis Finnbogadottir and Prime Minister Steingrimur Hermannsson, then driven to the American ambassador's residence, where he was staying...